Artificial intelligence is no longer just making cybercrime more sophisticated in Africa. It is changing how cheaply and quickly criminals can operate. A new INTERPOL African Cyberthreat Assessment Report says AI is now linked to 55% of reported cybercrime across Africa, while reported financial losses reached about $484 million in 2025, up sharply from $192…
Uganda’s first nationwide National Cleaning Day has sparked controversy after a video appeared to show a police officer striking a man during enforcement of the exercise on Saturday morning. The incident, which quickly spread across social media, occurred as authorities rolled out the new monthly sanitation program aimed at improving public health, environmental cleanliness and…
Africa has become the world’s hungriest continent for the first time, overtaking Asia in the number of people experiencing hunger, according to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026 report. The report estimates that 309 million people in Africa faced hunger in 2025, compared with 292 million…
